John Kline

I think that a great course in political science helps us be better voters.

If you want a better quality workforce one way to do it is to pay them more

I find it not surprising, but terrifically interesting when you look at Democracy Prep, for example, where you have 30 percent of your teachers are wholly uncertified.

I think how do we get a better return on the money that we are spending in this area and taking from hardworking Americans.

We need to be doing more of all of those things to bring down the cost.

Do I understand that the gentleman from New Jersey is the last and only speaker remaining?

I would now like to yield 2 minutes to another member of the committee, the gentlelady from Alabama (Mrs. Roby).

I would now like to yield 1 minute to a member of the committee, the distinguished gentlelady from South Dakota (Mrs. Noem).

I appreciate my friend having me do that, and we're glad to comply, Mr. Speaker. So at this time, I'm pleased to yield 1 minute to another member of the committee, the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Thompson).

I am now pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Goodlatte).

Can I inquire as to the time remaining on each side? The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Renacci). The gentleman from Minnesota has 17 minutes. The gentleman from New Jersey has 16\1/2\ minutes remaining.

I am very pleased to yield 2 minutes to a very distinguished member of the committee, the gentlelady from Illinois (Mrs. Biggert).

I am pleased to yield 1 minute to a distinguished member of the committee, the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Petri).

I am very pleased to yield 2 minutes to the chairman of the Workforce Protection Subcommittee, the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Walberg).

I am pleased to yield 3 minutes to another member of the Minnesota delegation, Mr. Paulsen.

I am very happy to yield 3 minutes to my friend and colleague, a naval officer, another helicopter pilot, and a member of the Minnesota delegation, Mr. Cravaack.

This should not be a political exercise.

I have had discussions with parents and grandparents who are just desperate for their children or grandchildren to have an opportunity to succeed.

The more choice that parents have the more they are likely to be involved and the better outcomes we will have for our children.

It is kind of fun to sit here and realize that we are all in violent agreement that having parents involved is a good thing.

There are multiple sources of funding of programs that can address women's needs. I think it is cynical to suggest that we are somehow attacking women and their health by going at a slush fund that has no control, no oversight…

As a result of these cuts, the Congressional Budget Office has estimated that 5 million fewer seniors will be enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans during the next decade.

The health reform law, which we have just been discussing here, cuts $200 billion out of the Medicare Advantage program.

It is hard to believe it can effectively run our nation's health care system.

The President's pledge to the American people that they could keep their current health care plan was nothing more than empty rhetoric.